The Savoy was a class joint. It did a great business during its open years, from 1906/07 (I’m still working on this) through to 1955. In the immediate neighbourhood was the Wonderland/Colonial/Princess/Tivoli, the Grand Opera House/Downtown, the Royal, and the York…and this doesn’t include those more than five minutes away…or the non-cinema theatres.

It took me a while to figure out where it had been locate, as the downtown core had been completely redesigned when Lloyd D Jackson Square was built in the early 70s and Merrick Street doesn’t exist anymore. However, thanks to the Hamilton Public Library’s Special Collections staff, now I know…and a parking garage now occupies the location.